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There is a cartoon that I have carried around for years. In it a furry creature is standing on the second of three steps. Because he is not tall enough to see over the step, it looks like he has reached a dead end.
Little does he know that he is one step away from success. I find that often to be the case with my clients. In the midst of big changes it is hard for them to see that what looks like the end of the career road is really just an unanticipated next step, a new direction, an opportunity in the making.
There is no denying that changing jobs, shifting industries or making a career change can be daunting. It can be hard to imagine something good around the next corner when you have run into what looks like a brick wall.
Sometimes specific circumstances do prevent us from moving ahead, but more often than not, we simply get in our own way. We think we are ready for change and then something unexpected happens that causes us to question ourselves. It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that we aren’t smart enough or don’t know enough to make a successful change. We forget who we are for a moment, stop trusting our instincts and fall prey to fear.
My advice: don’t let fear or a momentary bump in the road take you off the path to success. Instead, when fear raises its ugly head:
Trust your instincts; don’t let fear stop you for getting where you want to go.